Did you know that Foreign Language Anxiety is an actual phenomenon? There are articles all over the internet about it. Watch our video to find out the six biggest anxieties we’ve had as we learned German.
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Have Our German Skills Improved Since Last Year?
It’s been one year since we moved to Germany, and our German skills have improved so much. We invited one of our sons to show off his talent for learning German.
Problems with my German Resident Permit, Driver’s License & Health Insurance
Ever since I arrived in Germany, I’ve had challenges with my resident permit, and then there were problems with my driver’s license and health insurance. It’s been one hurdle after another, but then I got some good news.
20 Things We Missed about Germany While Being in the USA
We missed many things about Germany while we were visiting family and friends in the USA for the holidays.
Our American Kids Are Getting a Better Math Education in Germany
Kevin was excited to GEEK out in this video about German engineering and math education!
Will We Celebrate Christmas the German or American Way?
We’ve learned a lot about how Germans celebrate Christmas. We’ve started a few new traditions, but have also kept many of our American traditions.
German Christmas Decorations We’ve Never Had Before
We’ve bought a few new traditional and truly authentic German Christmas decorations this month to really make us feel at home here in Germany as Americans.
The German Origins of the Christmas Tree + Decorate with Us
It’s our first Christmas in Germany! We’re excited to blend our old, American holiday traditions with new, German holiday traditions. Watch as we trim the tree and get ready for Christmas.
We Bring German Christmas Markets to Us
We were very sad when all of the German Christmas markets in our area got canceled this year! But we refused to let that get us down, so we decided to bring the drinks and food of the German Christmas markets to us instead!
First Time Trying German Christmas Sweets
eing new to Germany, there are MANY new German Christmas sweets and foods we haven’t tried yet! Three of our kids were more than happy to help us taste-test goodies we found at the store.